I'M BACK! (Banned member appreciation thread)

[Insomniac Jack]

Just had my permaban lifted.

Figured I would create a thread to welcome reformed banned members back into the fold. Been banned recently? Drop in and say hello.

Here's to us, cheers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgnJDJN4VA

[Wolf Ticket]

Here's to my next three month ban https://www.bitchute.com/video/BUCtjNVtGJjv/

[Meister Donut]

Not lifted, had to wait it out. But guess I’m back now.

[Insomniac Jack]

Escrito originalmente por Darkie:

Escrito originalmente por Irene ❤:

Bans came from report. If nobody report one another, everyone is safe. We can disagree or dislike each other, but if we can handle it ourselves, then we're all winners. I don't mean a winner to "escape a ban". I mean a winner as in we no longer need to rely on an admin to handle things for us. We can take care of things ourselves like an adult, one giant step above other chat platform such as reddit. I've got to admit there are many strong temptations to click the report button, but I've reported nobody and I'm proud.

You can´t be banned from reports, unless you break the guidelines.

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6862-8119-C23E-EA7B


But I agree, if people used "block" and agreed to disagree more often, we would have a much better community. I understand that people trying to spam scam links or make 24 threads an hour about non contructive topics might get a ban.


Fun fact.

I have not been banned since steam got paid moderators.

The issue is that the guidelines tend to be vague and support sometimes dispenses bans liberally and/or frivolously. The majority of my bans were for jokes on OT, including the lifted permaban I mentioned (which was for "defamation"). When you get banned for making an "off topic" post in OT something is awry. Sometimes I feel like one of the hidden guidelines says "no fun allowed".

But I agree, people who snitch on other users for minor disagreements and petty insults are a big part of the problem, especially when one side gets banned and the other doesn't, despite committing the same "offence".

[⍚MagusFromHeaven⍚]

Hi back I'm front

[Out Of Bubblegum]

I am back too. I was gonna make a thread for it but ... meh. I complained about the length. They said there is nothing they can do about that. It is automatic based on history. I thought one week came after three day ones.

Like Jack said above, they do not enforce any rules in a consistent way. The day I made my thread, there were political, religious and argumentative threads being allowed for months. Then they suddenly decide to clamp down. They coulda just removed all the threads and posted a global warning on the forum.

[sunday]

I am back from 24hr ban, steam mods if you read this yes the country should definitely exist very nice very cool don't ban me please

[kbiz]

Escrito originalmente por Out Of Bubblegum:

I am back too.

I was wondering where you were. Thought you might have chewed your last stick of OT gum.

[Dracoco OwO]

Sent a message to support for my last ban but i specified i didn't care to get unbanned, just told them if anything none of what they banned me for made sense.

[superslayer]

Congratulations, I've not personally been banned on steam but got banned from Origin a few years ago over a legitimate refund.

[Thermal Lance]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8

[MinionJoe]

Escrito originalmente por Out Of Bubblegum:

I am back too. I was gonna make a thread for it but ... meh. I complained about the length. They said there is nothing they can do about that. It is automatic based on history. I thought one week came after three day ones.

I went from a one day ban to a one month ban for offending a protected class with a humorous typo.

Missed you though.

[TRethehedgehog]

Don’t worry I’m sure I’ll be banned a lot starting tomorrow

[Xero_Daxter]

Hello, Back. I’m Dax.

[Under there]

welcome back jack

[PsychoPsyops]

One day we shall rise above our oppressors and take back our freedom of speech!